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A week after a Senate filibuster forced a vote on gun control measures, Democrats in the House of Representatives are holding a sit-in on the House floor to try to get Republicans there to do the same.
"The time for silence and patience is long gone," Rep. John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat and hero of the civil rights movement who is leading the sit-in, said in a stirring speech Wednesday morning. "The American people are demanding action. Do we have the courage, do we have the raw courage to make at least a down payment on ending gun violence in America?"
Here's a look at it from a media perspective.
- How C-SPAN is skirting the House TV blackout on Democrats' sit-in.
A more comprehensive look from Roll Call:
- House Democrats Stage Chamber Floor Sit-In For Gun Vote.
